“Instead of bringing back 1600 plants, we might return from our journeys with a collection of small unfêted but life-enhancing thoughts.”

— Alain de Botton

Source: The Art of Travel

Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "Instead of bringing back 1600 plants, we might return from our journeys with a collection of small unfêted but life-enh…" by Alain de Botton?

Alain de Botton photo

Alain de Botton146

Swiss writer 1969

Related quotes

“If life is a journey, time should pull over at a rest stop sometimes - we should all be given a chance to get off and stretch our legs, collect our thoughts and reorganize.”

Rob Payne (1973) Canadian writer

Source: Working Class Zero (2003), Chapter 24, p. 191

“Shamanism is a journey of return. A warrior returns victorious to the spirit, having descended into hell. And from hell he brings trophies. Understanding is one of his trophies.”

Carlos Castaneda book The Wheel of Time

Source: The Wheel of Time: Shamans of Ancient Mexico, Their Thoughts About Life, Death and the Universe], (1998), Quotations from "The Power of Silence" (Chapter 18)

“She sowed in my mind the idea that reality is not only what we see on the surface; it has a magical dimension as well and, if we so desire, it is legitimate to enhance it and color it to make our journey through life less trying.”

Isabel Allende book Eva Luna

Source: Eva Luna

“So plant your own gardens and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.”

Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986) Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, and a key figure in Spanish language literature

“Life is a journey, you know; and a lot of journeys, you go out, you come back.”

Cat Stevens (1948) British singer-songwriter

From an interview with Yusuf Islam on London Tonight, an ITV (UK) television news programme, 8th December 2009

“Every major technological innovation propels humanity forward to the point of no return. … Instead of turning back, we must continue to innovate and push humanity towards the next point of no return. It is a good thing.”

Newton Lee American computer scientist

Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2014

“I keep trying to resist the thought, but the thought keeps pushing its way back in: The Western world has sunk into madness. There are no solutions to anything. The talk of our politicians is the babbling of fools, but we keep electing them anyway. We are collectively insane.”

John Derbyshire (1945) writer

Source: Succouring the Poor https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/succouring-poor-john-derbyshire/, National Review, February 6, 2012.

“How much of our lives could we buy back if we cherished our lives instead of our trinkets?”

Gerry Spence (1929) American lawyer

Source: Give Me Liberty! (1998), Ch. 17 : Success Redefined, p. 199

“What do we plant when we plant a tree?
A thousand things that we daily see,
We plant the spire that out-towers the crag,
We plant the staff for our country's flag;
We plant the shade from the hot sun free,
We plant all these when we plant the tree.”

Henry Abbey What do we plant when we plant a tree?

What do we plant when we plant a tree?

“What we find in life is based on where we put our attention. When we focus on the small worlds our thoughts create, we miss out on the beauty and possibilities we are meant to enjoy.”

Guy Finley (1949) American self-help writer, philosopher, and spiritual teacher, and former professional songwriter and musician

The Intimate Enemy

Related topics